The holidays are a wonderful time dedicated to building traditions and expressing our gratitude and love to those around us. This year, spend some time cuddling up with your husband and kids for movie night with popcorn and hot cocoa. Here are 30 movies to watch this season!
Mom’s Favorite Family-Friendly and Date Night Holiday Movies
Family-Friendly Movies:
- A Christmas Story, 1983 (Rated PG)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1966 (Not Rated)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas, 1965 (Not Rated)
- Jingle All the Way, 1996 (Rated PG)
- The Santa Clause, 1994 (Rated PG)
- Elf, 2003 (Rated PG)
- Frosty the Snowman, 1969 (Rated G)
- Home Alone, 1990 (Rated PG)
- Miracle on 34th Street, 1947 (Not Rated)
- Nightmare Before Christmas, 1993 (Rated PG)
- Little Women, 1949 (Not Rated)
- Little Women, 2019 (Rated PG)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol, 1992 (Rated G)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 1964 (Rated TV–G)
- Polar Express, 2004 (Rated G)
- It’s a Wonderful Life, 1946 (Rated G)
- Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 1983 (Rated G)
- Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 1999 (Not Rated)
Date Night Movies: - Die Hard, 1988 (Rated R)
- The Holiday, 2006 (Rated PG-13)
- Love Actually, 2003 (Rated R)
- The Family Stone, 2005 (Rated PG-13)
- Lethal Weapon, 1987 (Rated R)
- In Bruges, 2008 (Rated R)
- Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, 2005 (Rated R)
- Monty Python’s Life of Brian, 1979 (Rated R)
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 1989 (Rated PG-13)
- While You Were Sleeping, 1995 (Rated PG)
Bonus Movies:
*These movies aren’t quite Christmas-y enough to be considered a Christmas movie, but still worth the watch this holiday season! - Rise of the Guardians, 2012 (Rated PG)
- Uncle Buck, 1989 (Rated PG)
